My grid print shift dress ready for Saturday night drinks.
This one was made using New Look pattern 9065 (yes, again) and some gorgeous grid print crepe fabric from Remnant Kings. Stay tuned for shorts in the same material – hopefully!
Worn with…
Leather jacket – Topshop
Necklace – a London market
Boots – New Look
Bag – Accessorize
I recently bought this crepe fabric as part of my first ever online fabric order!
I got this and three other fabrics from Remnant Kings, and I’ll definitely be shopping on their website again. I’ve always been wary of buying fabrics online because you don’t get the opportunity to physically see and feel the fabric before you buy it, so you don’t know exactly what you’re getting. That wasn’t a problem at all though and I was really pleased with all the fabrics in my delivery. The materials were all true to their description online, both texture and colour-wise. It’s almost a bit dangerous though, knowing how easy it is now to buy fabric just whenever I fancy…
So this grid-print fabric is everywhere at the moment and I now have two metres of the stuff – so what to make?! These are my options:
1.
This top from Topshop has a sheer back, which I can replicate using the boxy top pattern of Simplicity 1366.
2.
These shorts are also part of the Topshop set. I could use Simplicity 1371 to make a similar pair with a higher waist.
3.
Or, back to my old favourite, the shift dress!
Would it be bad if I made them all? Possibly grid-print overkill…
Another of my favourite patterns!
So here’s my pattern review for New Look 9065…
It’s brilliant, buy it!
I’ve made this dress three times now, twice in polyester panama and once in a viscose print. It’s so easy to make and the fit is so flattering. The darts at the bust and in the back create that shape, but neither are too tricky to do. There’s a zip down the back which you can either do as an invisible zip or just normal, which is what I went for.
The green and pale blue versions are both in polyester panama, which I think makes them fairly smart – I hope so anyway, I wear the green version all the time for work! I absolutely love the colour of the pastel blue dress, but unfortunately I think its quite a summery shade so I haven’t had a chance to wear it recently.
I think this viscose print version is my favourite though.
Great for a night out, but just stick tights, boots and a baggy cardigan on with it and it works as a daytime look too.
So as you may have gathered, I highly recommend this pattern! It’s versatile, works with different fabrics and always makes a really flattering dress.
I have heard others say the sizings are a bit big on it, but I think it depends what you’re after. I cut my normal size and it was perfect.
The SeamSmith 